98 bodywork

[lostforawhile]

some pictures from working on the 98 bodywork
my wife already got her certificate,so i'm getting the diploma,now i'm finishing the car.
spot weld dent puller
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020006-2.jpg
puller welds to panel then slide hammer is built in,when you are done with a particular pull,you simply twist it to remove.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020005-2.jpg
took about 60 pulls to fix this area,still isn't finished
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020004-2.jpg
almost finished,temp in primer until finished
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/moultriemanicmechanic/S4020007-2.jpg

[Civic Accord Honda]

nice work :thumbup:

[lostforawhile]

when you are done you clean off the small bits of metal with a 30 grit disc in a die grinder, then you can fill and finish. it leaves the metal intact. you don't have to pull the metal up perfectly, just close enough to finish with filler,also to lower the high spots,you hit it with the disc,then that highlights them, then you use the puller to hold the metal,while you hammer down the high spots with a body hammer.

[Civic Accord Honda]

u going to put a 99-2000 civic si front end on her?

[Hazwan]

Nice job.

Did you leave the camera in macro mode?

[lostforawhile]

Nice job.
Did you leave the camera in macro mode?how did you guess? :)

[Hazwan]

Looking at how close up pics is sharp while the others are blurry..

I know because I always did that when I first got my cam :D

[MessyHonda]

man you put alot of lil spotwelds.....i guess that is how you do it. i only used like 10 for a whole fender and just filled in the rest. hahha

[lostforawhile]

man you put alot of lil spotwelds.....i guess that is how you do it. i only used like 10 for a whole fender and just filled in the rest. hahhaeach one is a pull area, it takes a lot of little pulls to straighten it out.

[MessyHonda]

each one is a pull area, it takes a lot of little pulls to straighten it out.


yeah i know...the more you have the more even you can pull out the dent...i was just learning back then.

[lostforawhile]

more work on the 98,
the temp primer has been removed,

this is before removing the primer to highlight the high spots
http://img105.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/filler001-478xh03yu.jpg

and now the high spots are hit with a body file to lower them.
http://img105.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/filler003-478xh04br.jpg
now the metal is roughed with a 60 grit disc,it's too smooth after it is hit with the body file. the scratches in the metal help hold the filler in place.
http://img101.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/filler004-478xh04hh.jpg
http://img106.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/filler002-478xh043i.jpg
spreading the filler
http://img104.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/filler005-478xh04mo.jpg
first coat of filler showing low spots after sanding
http://img106.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/s4020001-478xpqh9i.jpg
second coat of filler
http://img106.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/07/23/s4020002-478xy7trd.jpg

[A18A]

i love your bodywork threads :D

[lostforawhile]

i had to switch a couple of pictures around, and i'm missing one,am searching for it now. i still have to sand that out tonight.

[Civic Accord Honda]

NICE!! i wish i was beter at body work but bondo drys to fast and its hard to sand it by hand

[lostforawhile]

CAH i just fixed the last picture,you should mix and apply your filler within one to one and a half minutes,one minute is probably pushing it,in the second picture,thats what your filler should look like before you sand anything.

[Civic Accord Honda]

wow your bondo looks alot smoother mine always comes out bloching and chunky
p.s. i use a scarper to aply it